All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BORDER
Vacation
Country
Paper
Capital
Boundary
Boundary
A "border" is a boundary between two things, so "boundary" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, a "country" is a nation; "paper" is flat sheets made out of wood pulp that are written on; the "capital" is the major city of a state or country in which the government is headquartered; and "vacation" means a break or time off from work or school.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACHE
Strength
Pride
Soreness
Confusion
Sickness
Soreness
"Ache" and "soreness" both relate to dull pain that one can feel.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARCEL
Transportation
Package
Building
Description
Paper
Package
“Parcel” is a noun that can mean “a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a thing wrapped in paper to be sent by mail.” That means that “paper” cannot be the correct answer, because if a “parcel” is by definition wrapped in paper, it is probably not paper itself. “Package,” however, is a word that when used as a noun, can mean “an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or plastic, or packed in a box,” and because “package” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “parcel,” “package” is the correct answer.
Example Question #142 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COATING
Cloth
Warm
Shirt
Cold
Layer
Layer
"Coating" can refer to a thin layer of a particular material, so "layer" is the correct answer. For instance, one might write, "After one coating of paint, you could still see the grain in the wood of the dresser, but after the second coating of paint, it was completely covered up."
Example Question #151 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COAST
Airplane
Desert
Forest
Shore
Tundra
Shore
"Coast" means the shore.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORSO
Head
Helmet
Arm
Leg
Chest
Chest
Your “torso” is part of your upper body, your trunk or chest, so "chest" is the correct answer. A “helmet” is something you wear to protect your head.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Photograph
Picture
Book
Magazine
Newspaper
Article
Picture
A "photograph" is a picture.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUTE
Path
Music
Dream
Map
Animal
Path
“Route” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the answer choices are nouns, we will need to consider “route” as a noun. When used as a noun, “route” means “a way taken in getting from a starting point to a destination,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a way” or “a course.” That means that “map” cannot be the correct answer, because while a map may show a route, “map” does not mean the same thing as “route.” “Path,” however, is a noun that can mean “a track laid down for walking, or made through continual passage” or “ the direction in which something is moving,” and because “path” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “route,” “path” is the correct answer.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TASK
Ordeal
Job
Wage
Wish
Nightmare
Job
A “task” is a job, a role, or a responsibility within a larger project. To provide further help, one's “wage” is the amount of money one earns from working a specific job; a “wish” is a hope; a “nightmare” is a bad dream; and an “ordeal” is something you suffer through.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLUSTER
Bunch
Soldier
Section
Government
Weapon
Bunch
"Cluster" is a bunch; a Weapon is an item used to harm others; a Soldier is a member of the army; Section means a part; and a government means the person or people that rules.
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